12 Anime That Make You Root For The Villain

12. One Punch Man - Garou

One Punch Man is a series that takes a magnifying glass to the superhero genre. It points at the land of powers and villains and says, "wouldn't it be funny if it actually looked like this?". This character is an embodiment of that, as he got you thinking, would you ever actually feel bad for the monsters?

Garou is a man who was bullied relentlessly at school, and thanks to this, he developed an affinity with monsters. When going up against superheroes, the beasties always lost, making them the unfairly treated underdogs up against the popular kids. This resonated with Garou, as he was an underdog himself, and he made it his mission to become the "Human Monster" and hunt down the heroes so the monsters would finally have a chance to win.

While siding with the bad guys who want to rampage and cause havoc in the world is undoubtedly villainous, it's hard not to sympathise with Garou. Plenty of people know what it's like to be bullied or feel like a loser, which is what makes him so easy to relate to/sympathise with.

Season two may have been a letdown, but this villain's tragic circumstances and convictions got you hoping he'd succeed, despite your better judgement.